Al Rantissi assassinated

Israelis killed Hamas leader Abdelaziz Al Rantissi yesterday in a missile strike on his car.

Al Rantissi's son Mohammed, 27, and a bodyguard Akram Nassar, 35, were also killed in the attack, hospital officials claimed. Palestinian sources later denied that Al Rantissi's son had been killed in the attack.

Al Rantissi's wife was also said to be in the car.